On 10747 March 1977, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > I've noticed several "backports" where the package merely consists of a > couple of PHP scripts and the backport contains *no* difference besides > a changelog entry ("rebuild for sarge") and a changed version number. > Shouldn't there be a rule that a backport should at least contain a > functional difference to the version being backported from? I know > that this doesn't do any harm, but it seems to be a waste of effort and > attention. A backport should contain functional difference to the version in sarge, thats what it is for. If there is something backported that doesnt do this - flame the uploader and/or ask for its removal (mail here I guess). -- bye Joerg <GyrosGeier> SCSI benötigt drei Terminierungen, eine am einen Ende, eine am anderen Ende, und das Leben einer Ziege über einer schwarzen Kerze
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